Digby Whitman

Digby Whitman is an American writing teacher and editor whose 1984 book The Road to Readability: Basics of Writing and Editing has been used in corporate communications training and journalism programs for decades. The slim volume, sixty-five pages long, distills the elements of clear, concise prose into a quick-reference format for working writers, editors, and communications professionals.

The book was published by Lawrence Ragan Communications, the Chicago publisher founded by communications consultant Lawrence Ragan, which has produced corporate communications training material and reference guides since the 1970s. The Road to Readability is referenced in writing programs that focus on business writing, technical writing, and editorial style.