Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Agnė Žagrakalytė

    Agnė Žagrakalytė

    Agnė Žagrakalytė (born 1979) made her debut in 1996 and was already acknowledged as a promising writer, even before publishing …

  • Alvydas Šlepikas

    Alvydas Šlepikas

    Alvydas Šlepikas (born 1966) is one of the most multi-talented contemporary Lithuanian writers, moving between the worlds of literature, theatre, …

  • Andrius Jakučiūnas

    Andrius Jakučiūnas

    Andrius Jakučiūnas (born 1976) is probably the brightest rising star in contemporary high-brow Lithuanian literature. A classical scholar, he worked …

  • Andrius Tapinas

    Andrius Tapinas

    Andrius Tapinas (born 1977) is easily one of the most famous Lithuanians. He has worked in television since 1998 and …

  • Dalia Staponkutė

    Dalia Staponkutė

    Dalia Staponkutė born (1964) grew up in Šiauliai but in 1989, as soon as the first such possibilities for young …

  • Danutė Kalinauskaitė

    Danutė Kalinauskaitė

    Danutė Kalinauskaitė (born 1959) published her first collection of short stories in 1987 and then fell silent for more than …

  • Donaldas Kajokas

    Donaldas Kajokas

    Donaldas Kajokas (born 1953) is a gymnastics coach by training but for many years his main role has been at …

  • Eugenijus Ališanka

    Eugenijus Ališanka

    Eugenijus Ališanka (1960) was born into a family of deportees deep in Russia, and did not see Lithuania for the …

  • Gabija Grušaitė

    Gabija Grušaitė

    Gabija Grušaitė (born 1987) is the most prominent millennial voice in Lithuania. She was raised in Vilnius but left to …

  • Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

    Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

    Giedra Radvilavičiūtė (born 1960) could probably be called the most fashionable Lithuanian writer. This is strange, because she is one …

  • Gintaras Beresnevičius

    Gintaras Beresnevičius

    Gintaras Beresnevičius (1961-2006) was one of the few genuine scholars of old Baltic religion and mythology. Most of his work …

  • Henrikas Algis Čigriejus

    Henrikas Algis Čigriejus

    Henrikas Algis Čigriejus (1933-2016) published his first poems in 1977. He wrote poetry for several decades, sweet, nostalgic verse about rural life, …