Lithuanian Culture Guide

Monika Vaicenavičienė

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

Marius Marcinkevičius

Marius Marcinkevičius (b. 1966) is a medical practitioner who also writes books. He jokingly states that doctors start by writing …

Lina Žutautė

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

Kristina Gudonytė

Kristina Gudonytė (b. 1949) is a one-woman show. After graduating in acting and spending ten years in the theatre, she …

Kotryna Zylė

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

Jurga Vilė

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

Rebeka Una

Jurga Šalaševičiūtė (b. 1979) writes under the pen name of Rebeka Una. Writing is a hobby for her, an expensive …

Ilona Ežerinytė

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

Gintarė Adomaitytė

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

Evelina Daciūtė

Evelina Daciūtė (b. 1975) is the author of seven books and mother of four children. She studied journalism and public …

Daiva Čepauskaitė

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

Daina Opolskaitė

Daina Opolskaitė (b. 1979) has a degree in Lithuanian studies and teaches Lithuanian language and literature. She has been writing …