Born on 13 February 1938 in Vadžgiris, Jurbarkas district. Died 30 09 2015.
In 1959 he graduated from Šiauliai Second Labour Youth School, while still studying he worked as a locksmith's apprentice, a driller, a transporter in Šiauliai Bicycle Factory, a copier in the design institute "Lietprojektas". In 1964, he graduated from Vilnius University in Lithuanian language and literature. During his studies, he worked in juvenile education institutions - as an educator at the Vilnius Children's Reception-Distribution Point and the Vilnius Juvenile Education Colony. From 1965 he worked in press editorial offices: as a proofreader in "Komsomolskaya Pravda", as a senior editor in the editorial offices of the magazines "Šluota" and "Sparnų".From 1970 to 1993 he was the editor of contemporary Lithuanian prose at the publishing house "Vaga", and he prepared and compiled the posthumous editions of V. Audronaša, S. Kapnis, K. Plačenys, A. Griciaus, A. Zabielskas. In 1995-1997 he worked at the publishing house "Literos". His first works - epigrams - appeared in the press in 1961.