After finishing school she worked as a reporter in several local newspapers before graduating from Belarusian State University (1972) and becoming a correspondent for the literary magazine Nyoman in Minsk (1976).
Nakon završetka škole radila je kao reporter u nekoliko lokalnih novina prije diplomiranja na Bjeloruskom državnom sveučilištu (1972.) i postala dopisnica za književni magazin Neman u Minsku (1976.).