Alex Pilalis

After completing an Art Foundation course and a BA in Digital Arts, Alex Pilalis pursued his interest of animation with an MSc in Computer Animation and an online course with Animation Mentor. He is currently an animator on children's television shows, and a multi-genre author of several works.

Alex began his publishing journey with two children's story books, "Three Wishes" and "Where Dreams May Go," and was spurred on to write and create more.

As a big science fiction and fantasy fan, heavily inspired by classic adventure stories such as The Lord of the Rings, the Star Wars films and Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Alex felt a great urge to tell his own story. Being an avid gamer, he spent the majority of his time growing up developing a video game adventure concept, and to this day has amassed hundreds of A4 pages, several filled notepads, dozens of word documents and a detailed Wiki, collecting all the ideas and images of the world as it progressed and became what it is today. Feeling the overwhelming need to bring the story to life and out into the ether, somehow, Alex decided to use his passion for writing and storytelling and turn the game into a novel, which has become Island Legends: The Awakening of James Island. The second book in the series, Echoes of the Past, is currently in the works. Alex also publishes shorter stories and novellas, in genres such as fantasy, horror, and action.

Originally from London, Alex currently lives and works in Galway, Ireland.