Kamratposten
{{Short description|Swedish children's magazine}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
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| frequency = Irregular
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| publisher = Bonnier Tidskrifter AB
| founder = Stina Quint
| founded = 1892
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| company = Bonnier Group
| country = Sweden
| based = Stockholm
| language = Swedish
| website = [http://kpwebben.se/ Kamratposten]
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Kamratposten, also styled as KP, (Swedish: The Friend-Post) is a Swedish children's magazine published in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1892, it is one of the earliest children's magazines in the country.
History and profile
The magazine was established by Stina Quint in 1892 under the name Folkskolans barntidning (Swedish: Elementary School's Children's Magazine).{{cite news|title=Forever Young|url=http://www.bonnier.com/news-press/News/2012/May/Forever-Young/|access-date=30 July 2016|work=Bonnier|date=3 May 2012}} It was published with that name until 1950.{{cite book|editor=Peter Hunt|page=444|title=International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7doBUwzbWh4C&pg=PA444|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-87993-9|location=London; New York}} The magazine has been part of the Bonnier Group since its start in 1892.{{cite web|title=Bonnier AB|url=http://www.company-histories.com/Bonnier-AB-Company-History.html
|work=Company Histories|access-date=30 July 2016}} The publisher is Bonnier Tidskrifter based in Stockholm.{{cite web
|title=Kamratposten|url=http://tidskrift.nu/tidskrift/Kamratposten|work=Sveriges Kulturtidskrifter|access-date=2 April 2020|language=sv}} It targets children between the ages of 8 and 14.
The editor-in-chief of KP is Lukas Björkman. Ola Lindholm also served in the post{{cite news
|title=KPwebben.se, Kamratposten's Web Site, Gets Swedish Youth Talking|url=http://www.bonnier.com/news-press/News/2009/July/KPwebbense-Kamratpostens-Web-Site-Gets-Swedish-Youth-Talking/|access-date=30 July 2016|work=Bonnier|date=30 July 2009}} until September 2011 when he left the post due to his involvement in a cocaine use case.{{cite news|title=Swedish kid's TV host fined for cocaine use|work=The Local
|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20110912/36092|access-date=30 July 2016|date=12 September 2011}}
The website of KP was launched on 1 September 2007. As of 2012, the magazine was published once or twice per month.{{cite journal|author=Anna Larsson|title=The discovery of the social life of Swedish schoolchildren|journal=Paedagogica Historica|year=2012|volume=48
|issue=1|page=124|doi=10.1080/00309230.2011.644571|s2cid=144336941}}
KP is the 2013 recipient of the grand prize of the Swedish Magazine Publishers Association.{{cite web|title=Alla vinnare
|website=Sveriges Tidskrifter|date=20 November 2020| url=https://sverigestidskrifter.se/tidskriftsdagen-tidskriftspriset/alla-vinnare/
|language=sv|access-date=7 October 2023}}
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| author = Måns Gahrton
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| illustrator = Johan Unenge
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| first = 1990
| last = 1993
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''Eva & Adam''
Eva & Adam is a Swedish series of comics and books, started in 1990 by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton, primarily themed around romance and relationships. Set in present Sweden at school, the main characters are named after Adam and Eve in the Old Testament. The comic strip was published in KP between 1990 and 1993. The first comic album was released in 1993.{{cite web|title=Eva och Adam (1993)|url=http://www.seriesam.com/cgi-bin/guide?s=Eva+och+Adam+(1993) |publisher=Seriesam AB|access-date=17 April 2023|language=sv}} Apart from comics, there has also been twelve books published, and two TV-series and a movie.{{cite news|title=Eva & Adam-serien når sitt slut|url=http://www.svd.se/eva--adam-serien-nar-sitt-slut|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet
|access-date=13 September 2016|language=sv}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
- [http://kpwebben.se/ Official website]
{{Bonnier}}
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Category:1892 establishments in Sweden
Category:Biweekly magazines published in Sweden
Category:Children's magazines published in Sweden
Category:Comics magazines published in Sweden
Category:Magazines established in 1892
Category:Magazines published in Stockholm
Category:Monthly magazines published in Sweden