Born on 14.10.1954 in Žebroki, Skuodas district.
In 1973 graduated from Mosėdis secondary school. 1977-1984 Assistant Rector of Vilnius University. 1978 - graduated in Lithuanian language and literature from Vilnius University, 2001 - graduated from Vilnius University International Business School. From 1984 to 1986 he worked as the head of the literary criticism department of "Literatūros ir meno", from 1986 to 1991 as the head of the literary science and criticism department of "Pergalės" (now "Metai"). 1991-1996 - Correspondent and Secretary in charge of "Lietuvos aide". 1996-2000 Editor of the economics section of the weekly "Veidas", Deputy Editor-in-Chief, 2000-2007 Editor-in-Chief. From 2007 to 2009 he worked as Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Fortuna Privata. Since 2010 he has been a member of the LRT Council. He made his debut in prose works in the republican press in 1979.