Vytautė Žilinskaitė Explained

Vytautė Genovaitė Žilinskaitė^[1] (13 December 1930 – 4 April 2024) was a Lithuanian prose writer, humorist and children's literature writer.^[2] She was born in Kaunas. She died on 4 April 2024, at the age of 93.^[3]

Awards

• 1965: Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas Prize by the Lithuanian Union of Journalists^[4] for "Mano neapykanta stipresnė" ["My hatred is stronger: a documentary about the activities of the [[Raseiniai]] underground communist youth organization"]
• 1972: Lithuanian SSR State Prize for the best humorous work ^[4]
• 1979: Lithuanian SSR State Prize for the best children's book ^[4] Robotas ir peteliškė [''The Robot and the Butterfly'']
• 1996/1997: Best Children's and Adolescent Book of 1996 and IBBY Lithuania Chapter Award (1997) for Tiputapė
• 2000/2001: Best Children's and Adolescent Book of 2001 and IBBY Lithuania Chapter Award (2001) for Nebijokė
• 2005: Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas^[1]
• 2007: IBBY Lithuania Chapter Award (for Kintas)^[5]
• 2007: Children's Literature Prize (for Kintas)^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.259262 "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDENTAS DEKRETAS <...>, June 22, 2005, No. 348"
2. https://www.rasyk.lt/rasytojai/vytaute-zilinskaite.html Vytautė Žilinskaitė
3. https://www.delfi.lt/kultura/naujienos/mire-rasytoja-vytaute-zilinskaite-96284443 Mirė rašytoja Vytautė Žilinskaitė
4. http://zavtra.ru/blogs/chto_nado_sdelat_dlya_togo_chtobi_rossiya_perestala_bit_zamkom_lgunov "Что надо сделать для того, чтобы Россия перестала быть «замком лгунов»?"
5. https://rubinaitis.lnb.lt/index.php?2070319495 "VYTAUTĖ ŽILINSKAITĖ"