Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Akvilina Cicėnaitė

    Akvilina Cicėnaitė

    Akvilina Cicėnaitė (b. 1979) is labelled as a young adult author. She grew up in Vilnius but moved to the …

  • Daiva Čepauskaitė

    Daiva Čepauskaitė

    The poet and playwright Daiva Čepauskaitė (b. 1967) studied medicine and obtained a medical degree but didn’t become a doctor. …

  • Gendrutis Morkūnas

    Gendrutis Morkūnas

    Gendrutis Morkūnas (1960-2009) was a highly qualified nuclear safety specialist for most of his life. However, all of a sudden …

  • Gintarė Adomaitytė

    Gintarė Adomaitytė

    Gintarė Adomaitytė (b. 1957) worked in journalism for twenty years but quit in 2008 as she felt she wanted to …

  • Ilona Ežerinytė

    Ilona Ežerinytė

    Ilona Ežerinytė (b. 1964) is one of the most striking and successful contemporary young adult writers whose works are valued …

  • Jurga Vilė

    Jurga Vilė

    Wanderer, dreamer, film translator and knitter of thoughts, Jurga Vilė (b. 1977), can split her life into two parts – …

  • Kęstutis Kasparavičius

    Kęstutis Kasparavičius

      Kęstutis Kasparavičius (1954) attended a school for musically-gifted children, at which they are generally prepared for careers in music. …

  • Kotryna Zylė

    Kotryna Zylė

    Kotryna Zylė (b. 1986) is a professional graphic designer writing books that reveal the mysteries of Lithuanian mythology to young …

  • Lina Žutautė

    Lina Žutautė

    The writer and artist Lina Žutautė (b. 1973) is one of the most commercially successful writers in Lithuania. She is …

  • Monika Vaicenavičienė

    Monika Vaicenavičienė

    Monika Vaicenavičienė (b. 1991) is a book illustrator and picture book author. She graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts …

  • Neringa Vaitkutė

    Neringa Vaitkutė

    Neringa Vaitkutė (b. 1974) has a Master’s degree in zoology and teaches biology. As a writer, she is still very …

  • Ramutė Skučaitė

    Ramutė Skučaitė

    Ramutė Skučaitė (b. 1931) is known as a poet of children and childhood, the living legend of children’s literature. A …