About
Balogun is the author of the bestselling Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within and screenwriter / producer / director of the films, A Single Link and Rite of Passage: Initiation.
He is one of the leading authorities on Steamfunk – a philosophy or style of writing that combines the African and / or African American culture and approach to life with that of the steampunk philosophy and / or steampunk fiction – and writes about it, the craft of writing, Sword & Soul and Steampunk in general, at http://chroniclesofharriet.com/.
He is author of three novels – the Steamfunk bestseller, MOSES: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 & 2); the science fiction gangster saga, Redeemer; and the Sword & Soul epic, Once Upon A Time In Afrika and contributing co-editor of two anthologies: Ki: Khanga: The Anthology and Steamfunk. He is also co-creator of the soon-to-be-released role-playing game, Ki-Khanga™: The Sword & Soul RPG.
Balogun can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Afrikan.Martial.Arts and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Baba_Balogun.
Jan 23, 2012 @ 16:52:48
thanks for following my blog!
Jan 23, 2012 @ 16:57:23
Thanks for having a great blog!
Sep 22, 2012 @ 00:06:39
Hey, just stumbled upon your site through the Twitter-verse. Speculative Fiction writer here, myself. Just wanted to say you have a really innovative, fantastically designed thing going here, same with the original themes that you explore in genre fiction literature. I would never have known what Steamfunk was (let alone been able to identify and define it), had I not visited your page. Kudos, and much success. Lawrence Dagstine.
Sep 22, 2012 @ 04:47:40
I am glad you found me, Lawrence! Thanks, so much and may you too continue to be successful!
Oct 06, 2012 @ 19:44:23
I am a newbie to the world of Steampunk. I am also a woman of color, consisting of quite a few nationalities, so I have been researching the non-typical Steampunk sites when I came across Chronicles of Harriet. I am thrilled to read such a new vision on the subject and want to applaud you for all of your extensive research into the past to expose the contributions by people of color to the industrial age and also to your creativity with including them in the genre of Steampunk for the 21st century. Bravo ‘Balogun’.
Oct 07, 2012 @ 03:18:46
Thank you, so much!
I am glad you found me!
Dec 28, 2012 @ 14:25:37
I am also woman of color that’s new to Steampunk. I was looking for local African-American Steampunk forums when I can across Chronicles of Harriet. I am really enjoying your blog and how you are bring the triumphs of the past into the new age! I think SteamFunk will be bigger than anything Steampunk will ever be!
Dec 28, 2012 @ 15:38:12
Wow! Thanks, so much! I am glad you found us!
Feb 10, 2013 @ 12:27:40
I like what you do. I hope U have resources to update more frequently. Please consider adding categories to your headline such as: Afro Sci-Fi and Afrofuturism. These are the cutting edge for African Diaspora Speculative Fiction and Arts. There are many new performers and authors cresting. Black folks are attending more cons and buying more afrocentric products (novels, comics, movies, etc.). Others also are buying. This could be the nu AFRO-Renaissance. Thanks for your contribution.
Feb 10, 2013 @ 17:24:07
Thanks, Stafford! On average, I post twice a week. This has been a busy time for me lately, with the recent Black Science Fiction Film Festival, the release of Ki-Khanga: The Anthology and the upcoming release of the Steamfunk Anthology (both in collaboration with Milton J. Davis). Thank YOU for your great works!
Feb 13, 2013 @ 19:45:14
Friend just shared “RACISM IN ROLE-PLAYING GAMES!” Very good read! I would love to feature you on my blog, Have You Nerd, sometime as the “Guy of the Month”! Would you be interested? (haveyounerd.com and facebook.com/haveyounerd)
Feb 13, 2013 @ 22:39:00
Thank you! I most certainly would be interested!
Feb 14, 2013 @ 11:01:35
Awesome! Please email me at terra[at]haveyounerd[.]com
Look forward to hearing from you!
Mar 27, 2013 @ 18:48:04
Just received my hard copy of Steamfunk edited by Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade. Once I am finished reading the last novel in Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series I will proceed, tout suite, with my new addition to my steampunk library. So excited!
Mar 27, 2013 @ 19:32:50
Merci, for your support, Madame!
Please, let us know how you enjoy the read.
May 06, 2013 @ 13:55:11
Love this blog!
May 06, 2013 @ 13:57:00
Thanks, Eugenia!
May 16, 2013 @ 13:19:04
I just found your blog and It’s brilliant. I look forward to exploring you writing further!
May 16, 2013 @ 23:39:05
Thanks, so much!