Born on 24 September 1955 in Rokiškis.
In 1973 he graduated from Vilnius 21st Secondary School (now Vilnius Gerosios Vilties Secondary School), in 1978 he graduated from Vilnius University, where he studied Lithuanian Studies with a specialisation in Classical Philology. He worked at the Central State Archive, the Republican Library (now the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library), and from 1982 to 1995 he worked in the editorial office of the Vaga publishing house,
2001-2010 editor at Alma Littera Publishing House, 2010-2018 at Baltos lankos Publishing House.