Mariam Khutsurauli (she is also known by her literary pseudonym Sanata) was born in
Telavi, Georgia. She graduated from the law department of
Tbilisi State University in 1982. She worked as a lawyer for various state organizations in Georgia. Khutsurauli's verses were published in the Georgian literary magazine
Literaturuli Palitra (
The Literary Palette) in 2011. She is the author of seven poetic and short story collections, edited by
Miho Mosulishvili. Her poems have been translated into the English language by
Manana Matiashvili. As a poet, Khutsurauli writes remarkable verses in a dialect of
Pshavi, which is a small historic region of northern Georgia. In her poems, it is possible to discover the original poetic world. Songs by
Teona Kumsiashvili "Rosa canina" and "On motive of Pshavi" based on Mariam Khutsurauli's verses became hits on social networks. In 2011 Mariam Khutsurauri was the founder of Women's Literature Competition 'Khvaramzeoba'. ==Literary works==