Paata Shamugia (პაატა შამუგი) was born in 1983 in Abkhazia. He graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in philology. Shamugia is the author of four poetry collections: ანტიტყაოსანი (Anti-Panther’s Skin, 2007), უპირატესობა (Advantage, 2010), დაუჯდომელი (Akathist, 2011), შიზოგადოება (Schizosociety, 2015). His poems have been translated into more than 20 languages. Paata Shamugia is a two-time recipient of the SABA Sakartvelo National Literary Prize. He works as an editor for the magazine Liberali and the contemporary art website demo.ge. During 2018–2022, Shamugia headed the PEN Georgia center.