Born 21 November 1938 in Marijampole.
Graduated in journalism from Vilnius University in 1966, and in 1982 from the Higher School of Ecology in Prague (Czech Republic). In 1960-1964 he worked as an editor at the Lithuanian Radio and Television, in 1964-1968 he was a senior editor of the magazine "Jaunimo gretos", in 1969-1973 he was the head of the department of the weekly magazine "Literature and Art", in 1974-1983 he was the editor of the department of the magazine "Mūsų gamta". In 1984-1987 he was the executive secretary of the Klaipėda branch of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, and in 1990-1992 he returned to work at the weekly "Literatūra ir menas". Since 1996, he has been a publicist for Valstiečių laikrasts.