Violeta Shobinskaite (Lithuania)

She graduated from University of Vilnius, with a German- ics degree; worked in journalism for several years. From 1994 is a member of Lithuanian Writers Union. Au- thor of eight poetic and two short-story collections, also two novels, along with four children’s plays.Works as a translator in German, Polish and Russian languages.
 
Violeta Shoblinskaite is a laureate of seven literature awards and has been awarded with State insignia. Her creative work has been translated in Russian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Latvian, French, English, Georgian languages.
 
At present, she works on translating a Georgian novel “Data Tutashkhia” written by Chabua Amiredjibi.