{{Short description|Norwegian journalist and writer}} {{Use dmy dates | date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Karen Sundt | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date |1841|5|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Farsund, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age |1924|1|1|1841|5|23|df=y}} | death_place = | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = journalist and writer of popular literature | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | television = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = Eilert Sundt (uncle)<br />Johan Lauritz Sundt (cousin) | awards = }}
'''Karen Sundt''' (23 May 1841 – 1 January 1924) was a Norwegian journalist and writer of popular literature.
She was born in Farsund, and was a nephew of Eilert Sundt and cousin of Johan Lauritz Sundt.<ref name=nbl/>
She made her literary debut in 1877 with the fairytale collection ''Eventyr for folket''. Her first novel was ''Tora Solkleiv eller Bruden i Vaterland'' from 1883. She later wrote many popular novels, including ''Kommandantens datter'' (1896) and ''Arbeiderliv'' (1900). Sundt became the first female newspaper editor in Norway, when she edited the ''Varden'' newspaper in 1885 and 1886, while editor J. C. T. Castberg was elected representative to the Storting.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Karen Sundt |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Karen_Sundt |language=Norwegian |accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Karen Sundt |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Lill-Ann |last=Jensen |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Karen_Sundt | language=Norwegian |accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
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