Born on 12 May 1935 in Jautakiškiai, Kelme district.
In 1955 graduated from Kražiai secondary school. In 1961 he graduated from Vilnius University in Lithuanian language and literature. Started writing while still at school, signed under the pseudonym Aušrinės. During her studies and later on, she was interrogated and questioned by the Soviet authorities on several occasions because of her work. Between 1961 and 1997, she taught at Rietavas, Kaltinėnai, Laukuva, Darbėnai, Veiviržėnai and other secondary schools, and was frequently transferred from one place to another. Since 1960, she was a member of the underground organisation, contributed to the distribution of the underground press. Until 1989 he was a member of the Klaipėda Young Writers' Section, and later of the Žemaitija Writers' Society. For a long time he collaborated in various periodicals, published essays, reviews and articles.