Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Vanda Juknaitė

    Vanda Juknaitė

    Vanda Juknaitė (1949) debuted in 1983. She was not particularly prolific as a fiction writer: one collection of short stories …

  • Daina Opolskaitė

    Daina Opolskaitė

    Daina Opolskaitė (born 1979) has been working as a teacher in her native town of Vilkaviškis, which she had left …

  • Herkus Kunčius

    Herkus Kunčius

    Herkus Kunčius (born 1965) is one of the most prolific Lithuanian writers, publishing a book or a play every year since …

  • Juozas Erlickas

    Juozas Erlickas

    Juozas Erlickas (born 1953) received the National Prize in 1997, and legend has it that his reaction to the news …

  • Jurga Tumasonytė

    Jurga Tumasonytė

    Jurga Tumasonytė (born 1988) published her first collection of short stories in 2011 to some acclaim (she won a debuting …

  • Kristina Sabaliauskaitė

    Kristina Sabaliauskaitė

    Kristina Sabaliauskaitė (born 1974) is the most widely read Lithuanian author (sales of her books run to hundreds of thousands …

  • Laura Sintija  Černiauskaitė

    Laura Sintija  Černiauskaitė

    Laura Sintija  Černiauskaitė (born 1976) is the first Lithuanian to receive the European Union Prize for Literature. Her prose is very …

  • Marijus Gailius

    Marijus Gailius

    Marijus Gailius (born 1983) published his first collection of stories in 2012, but has been mostly working as a journalist, …

  • Mindaugas Jonas Urbonas

    Mindaugas Jonas Urbonas

    Mindaugas Jonas Urbonas (born 1989) has been touted as one of the most interesting young writers. Both his debut short …

  • Rasa Aškinytė

    Rasa Aškinytė

    Rasa Aškinytė (born 1973) has a background in history and philosophy. Her main work is at a university, where she …

  • Regimantas Dima

    Regimantas Dima

    Regimantas Dima (born 1961) did not become a published writer until his 50s. Before then, besides his day job in …

  • Renata Šerelytė

    Renata Šerelytė

    Renata Šerelytė (born 1970) is one of the most widely translated Lithuanian authors. Her short stories are available in German, …