Born on 28 August 1930 in Ketūnas, Mažeikiai district.
Studied at Seda secondary school. In 1952 he graduated from Klaipėda Teachers' Institute, majoring in Lithuanian language and literature. From 1952 he worked as an editor and correspondent for the Klaipėda Radio Committee, and from 1954 he was a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1955 he was transferred to Vilnius to work as an editor of radio literary programmes. From 1958-1963 he was a prose consultant for the Lithuanian Writers' Union, secretary of the board from 1963-1981, deputy chairman from 1981-1986. In 1992-1996 he was a member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. In 1967, a film novella "Adult Games" was based on his short story "Collapse".