Aušra Kaziliūnaitė

(b. 1987) is a poet, writer, philosopher, film researcher. She received a BA in History and an MA in Religious Studies. The poet, who is also a doctoral student of Philosophy at Vilnius University, so far has published four books of poetry: Pirmoji lietuviška knyga (2007; The First Lithuanian Book), 20% koncentracijos stovykla (2009; 20% Concentration Camp), Mėnulis yra tabletė (2014; The Moon Is a Pill) and esu aptrupėusios sienos (2016; I Am Crumbled Walls). She has received numerous national awards, including the Jurga Ivanauskaitė Prize and the Young Artist Prize of the Ministry of Culture.