IN REMEMBRANCE OF GIANCARLO DITRAPANO
With great sorrow, and on behalf of his grieving husband and family, Mors Tua Vita Mea confirms the death of co-founder Giancarlo DiTrapano. From 2017 to 2020, Giancarlo, co-founder Chelsea Hodson, and Giancarlo’s husband, Giuseppe Avallone, hosted five weeklong workshop sessions at Villa DiTrapano. Sign up for the mailing list at the bottom of this page if you want to be notified when future workshops are announced. Giancarlo was a brilliant editor, teacher, and beloved friend who taught us all so much about how he experienced literature and saw the world, and for that we are forever grateful. Rest in peace.
The Believer: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano
Bookforum: Giancarlo DiTrapano (1974-2021)
Literary Hub: We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives
Muumuu House: Giancarlo DiTrapano (1974-2021)
Neutral Spaces: Mors Tua Vita Mea Alumni Remember Giancarlo DiTrapano
The New York Times: Giancarlo DiTrapano, Defiantly Independent Book Publisher, Dies at 47
The Paris Review: Four Memories of Giancarlo DiTrapano
Publisher’s Weekly: Giancarlo DiTrapano, Tyrant Books Founder, Dies at 47
Snodgrass Funeral Home: Official Obituary
“Chelsea Hodson and Giancarlo DiTrapano have created a workshop
that follows its own rules and is creating tomorrow’s literature.”
—Vanity Fair Italia
“The disruption in routine that Mors Tua Vita Mea provides can be helpful
for unlocking new creative potential.”
—Departures Magazine
Previous workshop session dates:
Workshop VII: July 10-17, 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Workshop VI: June 26-July 3, 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Workshop V: October 12-19, 2019
Workshop IV: April 15-22, 2019
Workshop III: October 7-14, 2018
Workshop II: April 17-24, 2018
Workshop I: October 15-22, 2017
