Donaldas Kajokas (born 13 June 1953 in Prienai, Lithuania) is a poet, essay writer and editor of the Nemunas literary supplement. He studied at the Kaunas Institute of Physical Education[1] and Lithuanian Physical Culture Institute.[2] He sits on the Lithuanian Writers’ Union on the Council of Kaunas Section.
He has received numerous awards including:
- 1992 Yotvingian Prize[3]
- 1992 Salomėja Nėris Award[4]
- 1998 Lithuanian Writers’ Union Award[5]
- 1999 National Culture and Art Prize[6]
- 2011 Kaunas City Municipality's Art and Culture Award[7]
- 2012 Baltic Assembly Literary Award[8]
- 2012 Kaunas Artist Association Award[9]
- 2012 The most memorable artist of Kaunas[10]
- 2013 Insignia of Honor of Kaunas City Municipality[11]
- 2013 Baltic Assembly Literary Award.[12]
Kajokas’ work has been translated into the following languages: English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Spanish and Ukrainian.[13] He has been a member of Lithuanian Writers’ Union since 1985.[14]
