Born on 01 01 01 1952 in Keblonys, Anykščiai district.
Graduated from Vilnius University in 1974. 1987-1989 studied at the Higher Party School in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). Worked as a correspondent in the editorial offices of the newspapers "Tarybinis mokytojas", "Lietuvos pionierius" and "Vakarinės naujienos". From 1985 he worked for the magazine "Genys", from 1989 to 1996 he was the editor-in-chief of the magazine, from 1997 to 1999 he was deputy editor. From 1998 to 2003 he was the Chairman of the Literature Foundation of the Lithuanian Writers' Union. Currently a freelance author, writer. Since 2004, he has been creating a sculpture park of characters from his own work at the homestead. Many of the author's works have been published in Braille, in audio books, and his works have been translated into Russian.