- Gary Paulsen is a renowned, award-winning American author of over 200 books and short stories.
- Hatchet is one of his most famous books.
- Paulsen also wrote Brian's Winter, Brian's Return and Brian's Hunt as sequells to Hatchet.
- Gary Paulsen is very interested in the outdoors, while writing hatchet, he actually attempted in making his own fire. After many hours, he succeeded.
- He ran the iditarod and many other dog-sled races.
