The author's works have been translated in many languages including Russian, English, German, Swedish, Estonian, and French.

[3] She has earned many literary prizes and national awards, including the Order of the Three Stars, and is considered one of the greatest Latvian social figures.

[4] Her first prose work – the autobiographical novel “Five fingers” (2013), earned wide recognition from both readers and members of the writing community.

[7] She spent 4+1⁄2 years of her childhood in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia until the autumn of 1956 when her parents got the permission to return to their homeland of Latvia.

In 1989, she became chief editor of the publishing house and magazine Karogs,[10] a position she held until 2000, when she became president of the Latvian Authors’ Association (AKKA/LAA) (2000-2008).

In the 1980s, the writer focused more on the philosophical and emotional motifs combining history and modern times as well as referencing ongoing social and political issues, often associated with Latvian culture and mythology.

[35][36] At the end of the 20th century, Zālīte's 6th poetry collection “Apkārtne” (1997)[37] pictured a person aware of his surroundings and the problems he faces – freedom, chaos, hope, loss and depression.