Mariam Khutsurauli (she is also known by her literary pseudonym Sanata) was born in Telavi, Georgia.

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.

[1] As a poet, Khutsurauli writes remarkable verses in a dialect of Pshavi, which is a small historic region of northern Georgia.

Songs by Teona Kumsiashvili "Rosa canina" and "On motive of Pshavi" based on Mariam Khutsurauli's verses became hits on social networks.