Donaldas Kajokas was born in Prienai on June 13, 1953. He graduated from the Lithuanian Physical Culture Institute. The first literature works were published in Kauno Diena daily and other Lithuanian and foreign periodic publications. Later he became a column writer with the magazine “Nemunas” weekly and is working here till now. He has been a member of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union from 1985. He is also an expert of Kaunas Municipality Committee of Cultural Projects Funding.
Bibliography
Žeme kaip viršūnėmis (Walking the Ground Like the Summits): poems. Vilnius: Vaga, 1980
Lapkritis veidrodyje (November in the Mirror): poems. Vilnius: Vaga, 1985
Tylinčiojo aidas (The Echo of the Silent One): poems. Vilnius: Vaga, 1988
Komentarai (Commentary): essay. Vilnius: Vaga, 1990
Žuvusi avis (A Lost Sheep): poems. Vilnius: Vaga, 1991
Drabužėliais baltais (In White Apparels): poems. Kaunas: Nemunas, 1994
Meditacijos (Meditations): selected poetry. Vilnius: Vaga, 1997
Dykinėjimai (Idle Hours): essay. Vilnius: Regnum, 1999
Mirti reikia rudenį (Autumn, Time for Dying): poems. Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, 2000
Lietaus migla Lu kalne (The Rainy Mist on the Lu Mountain): essay. Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishers, 2002.
Karvedys pavargo nugalėti (General Tired of Winning): poems. Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishers, 2005.
Kazašas: novel. - Vilnius: Publishing House of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, 2007.
Sąskambiai (Accords): 1+2: poetry (D. Kajokas) and photography (R. Rakauskas). Kaunas: Public Enterprise Weekly Nemunas, 2008.
Kurčiam asiliukui (For Deaf Donkey): poems. – Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, 2011.
Ežeras ir kiti jį lydintys asmenys (Lake and Other Accompanying Persons): novel. – Vilnius: Tyto Alba, 2012.
Selected Poems. Library of Poetry Spring Winners. – Kaunas: Naujasis Lankas, 2013.
Lapės gaudymas (Catching of the Fox): essays. – Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, 2013.
Apie vandenis, medžius ir vėjus (On Waters, Trees and Winds): poems. – Vilnius: Vilnius: Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, 2015.
Awards
1991 – Winner of Jotvingiai prize.
1992 – Salomėja Nėris Award of the Poetry Spring.
1995 – Winner of the Poetry Spring for the book "In White Apparels".
1998 – Winner of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union prize for the selection of poems "Meditations".
1999 – Winner of the National culture and art award for the selection of poems "Meditations" and book of essays "Idle Hours".
2003 – Prize of the Poetry Spring for the best book of essays "The Rainy Mist on the Lu Mountain".
2006 – One Litas prize for Grušas-like creativity in the selection of poems “General Tired of Winning”.
2011 – Prize of the Lithuanian Literature and Folklore Institute for the most creative book of the year “For Deaf Donkey”.
2011 – Culture and Art Prize of Kaunas City Municipality.
2012 – Prize of Kaunas Art Creators’ Association for the novel “Lake and Other Accompanying Persons”.
2012 – The most memorable artist of Kaunas for the novel “Lake and Other Accompanying Persons”.
2013 – One Litas prize for the novel “Lake and Other Accompanying Persons”.
2013 – Kaunas City Municipality Santaka sign of honour of 2nd degree.
2013 – Liudas Dovydėnas prize for the novel “Lake and Other Accompanying Persons”.
2013 – Literature prize of the Baltic Assembly.
2015 – Bernardas Brazdžionis Prize for the new book of high professional level "On Waters, Trees and Winds" (poems).
