What is Gary Paulsen?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Gary Paulsen | image = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Gary James Paulsen | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|5|17}} | birth_place = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|10|13|1939|5|17}} | death_place = | occupation = Author | nationality = American | period = 1966–2021 | genre = [[Young adult fiction]], [[adventure novel]]s, nonfiction | subject = Adventure memoirs, sports | movement = | notableworks = {{plainlist| <!-- perhaps should be more selective --> * ''[[Hatchet (novel)|Hatchet]]'' * ''[[The River (Paulsen novel)|The River]]'' * ''[[Dogsong]]'' * ''[[Woodsong]]'' * ''[[Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod|Winterdance]]'' * ''[[The Winter Room]]'' * ''[[Harris and Me]]'' }} | spouse = Ruth Wright Paulsen | partner = | children = | relatives = Michael Paulsen, Paulette Paulsen, and Bill Paulsen | awards = {{awd |[[Margaret Edwards Award]] |1997}} <!-- major awards --> | signature = | website = {{URL|https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/23384/gary-paulsen/}} | portaldisp = | imagesize = 150px | influences = | influenced = }} '''Gary James Paulsen''' (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer. He was best known for [[coming of age]] stories about the [[wilderness]]. His best known books are ''[[Dogsong]]'' (1985), ''[[The Winter Room]]'' (1989), and ''[[Harris and Me]]'' (1993). He also wrote ''[[Woodsong]]'' (1990) and ''[[Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod|Winterdance]]'' (1994). He won the [[Margaret Edwards Award]] from the [[American Library Association]] in 1997. Paulsen died on October 13, 2021 at the age of 82.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/irl/news/gary-paulsen-writer-of-ya-hatchet-novels-dies-at-82/ Gary Paulsen, Writer of YA Hatchet Novels, Dies at 82]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulsen, Gary}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century Ameri