Born on 13 May 1943 in Mažeikiai.
1960-1964 studied at Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (now Kaunas University of Technology), 1964-1965 worked in construction mechanical workshops in Kazakhstan, 1965-1967 studied journalism at Vilnius University. 1967-1972 Head of the literature department of the magazine "Nemunas". 1972-1982 - literary consultant of the Kaunas branch of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, 1982-1988 - responsible secretary. 1991-2004 Editor-in-Chief of the magazine "Nemunas".