About Me:
Biografhy
Alex L. Mainardi was born and lives in Parma, where they actively dedicates herself to writing.
Passionate about mythology and archeology, they is a fiction author who, after having published two literary sagas and a series of illustrated books, has part of Casa Ailus since 2018, a collective of authors and illustrators who create different pubblication in various areas of the fantastic.
They is a cosplayer since 2003 and they has made over 70 costumes (now wheelchair included) won in many Italian events.
At eighteen they discovers they has a rare degenerative genetic disease, Friedreich's Ataxia, believing that them life was over and them future was burned they went into depression period, because they had become disabled.
Cosplay made them react because it offers them the chance to take a break from them real life by always playing different characters, so they began to consider every problem in life only as a challenge.
They loves challenges.
Currently, when they is not working as a writer, they can be found at the events or on the cosplay contests jury, obviously in costume ... wheelchair included!
Articles (ITA only):
2022 - 17 luglio: Articolo 'Alessia Mainardi, un fantasy oltre la disabilità' su GazzettadiParma.it
2021 - 21 settembre: Cosplayers Share Their Mental Health Battles During The Pandemic (ENG Article)
2020 - 14 febbraio: Streaming dell'intervista radiofonica a SteRadioDJ
2019 - 12 dicembre: Articolo su FanPage.it
2019 - 2 giugno: Articolo su 'La Lettura' inserto del Corriere della Sera
2018 - 25 ottobre: Intervista di Fumetto d'Autore
2018 - 28 febbraio: Articolo 'Cosplay e Disabilità' a mia firma su Satyrnet.it
2017 - 24 luglio: Intervista di Dark & Gothic Lolita Forum
2017 - 23 febbraio: Intervista di Liberi di Scrivere
2016 - 29 febbraio: Articolo de 'IlBosone,com' su Disabilità e mondo del cosplay
2015 - 9 febbraio: Intervista di ParmAteneo
2013 - 7 marzo: Intervista di Il Portale Segreto
2011 - 14 novembre: Intervista e Recensione di Avelion La Trilogia di I Love Books
2011 - 27 marzo: Intervista di ComicsBlog
2010 - 20 giugno: Intervista di AnimeClick
Videos (ITA only):
2023 - 04 febbraio: Streaming dell'intervista per il canale Sfide Memorabili
2016 - 25 aprile: Live streaming video 'Bullismo e disabili nel mondo cosplay' di Alcedo Video
2015 - 19 maggio: Intervista ad opera di Cos&Play Action all'interno di Vaporosamente
2013 - settembre: Intervista avvenuta a Play-Vi di Lonigo (riprese di Marco Mambrelli)
2013 - Cartoomics: Intervista di Tutto Cartoni e TeamUprising
2012 - 17 gennaio: Intervista presso la libreria 'Lupo Rosso' di Torino
2011 - Cartoomics: Presentazione di 'Alessia in Cosplayland'
Awards:
2010 March - "Premio Musa" awarded by Municipality of Parma
2012 March - "Personal Growth" category, the ToyP prize, awarded by the JCI section of Parma.
2012 May - "Personal Growth" category, at national level, awarded by the JCI Italy.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Working experiences:
2008-today - Self-publisher and author of fantasy, urban-fantasy, steampunk and sci-fi novels, author of illustrated books serie Mitologika and Le Creature di Mitologika, screenwriter of Lokinson comic
2010 - Freelancer/editor for Lines Infinite Edizioni
2011 - Published by Mattioli 1885
2013 - Published by Emmeci Edizioni (Rome)
2014 - Published by Nine9Art
2016-2017 - Founder and president of the cultural association Ailus Editrice
2018- today - Founder and author in the collective of artists Casa Ailus (self-publishing)
Other experiences:
2005-2009 - Creator, organizer and manager of the cosplay event 'Cos-Party - Parma'
2007 - Presenter of the cosplay contest at 'Hard-Rock Cos-Party - Turin'
2008 - Creator and organizer of the 'La Notte delle Fate' fashion show-event, promoted by the 'La Bottega delle Fate' shop (Parma)
2009 - Organizer, manager and presenter of the cosplay area at 'Parma Fantasy' event
2010-2011 - Organizer and co-manager of the cosplay area at 'Parma Fantasy' event
2011-2012 - Creator, organizer and manager of the cosplay event 'La Notte delle Stelle' (Parma)
2014 - Organizer and manager of the cosplay area at 'Nipponsai' event (Parma)
2014 - Creator, organizer and manager of the cosplay event 'La Notte delle Stelle' (Reggio Emilia)
2015 - Organizer, manager and presenter of the cosplay at 'SalsoFantasy' event (SalsoMaggiore Terme - Parma)
2008-now - Cosplay contests jury at: Fumettopoli, Lucca Comics, Cartoomics, Festival del fumetto (winter & summer editions at Novegro), San Marino Comics, Pavia Comis, CosMo, Mantova Comics, Modena Nerd and others.