Ottavia Vitagliano

Ottavia Vitagliano (1894–1975) was an Italian writer, editor and publisher.[1]

The daughter of Igino Mellone and Giulia Piacentini, she was born Ottavia Mellone in Milan. She was an editor and contributor to various periodicals: Excelsior, Zenit, Le Vostre Novelle and Eva, most of these targeting a literate female audience. By 1939, she was married to Nino Vitagliano. She was editor for the magazine Casa e Moda, which however shut down within a year. She became manager for her own publishing house. Other periodicals that she was associated with after World War II include Novella 2000, Settimo Giorno, Novelle film and Rossana. She also published the children's magazine Libro e Moschetto, which was based on Fascist principles.[1]

She used the pen name Sonia.[1]

Vitagliano was named Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. She died in Milan.[1]