In third grade Robert Hudson knew that books would be his life—reading them, writing them, and making them. He has been a teacher, a book-store clerk, a journal editor, a translator, a book designer, a proofreader, a small-press publisher, a writer, and he has certificates in bookbinding and hand printing.
Robert was an editor at Zondervan for 30+ years. He is best known as the author of The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style and has authored twelve books in all. He is a member of the West Michigan Thomas Merton Society, the International Dante Society, and the Traherne Association, and he serves on the board of the Calvin College Center for Faith and Writing.
What’s New in Christian Writer’s Manual of Style 5
There’s a new version of CWMS coming out in 2026, and the editor, Robert Hudson, will give a sneak peek at what’s to come and what is updated. His presentation will be followed by a time for questions and answers, so if you ever had any questions about CWMS, this is the time and place to get them answered.
What I Learned About Editing from Being Edited
Robert Hudson’s whole view on editing changed once he started writing his own books. In some ways, he wishes he would have written his books before he’d been an editor so he could have been a better editor. In this workshop, he’ll share those lessons he learned along the way and help us become better editors, whether we’re writers or not.