“Every story deserves to be told — not just the ones the big houses will bet on. The safe sequels. The known names. The guaranteed returns. Every story, from every pen.”

Pen of Tales Publications, LLC was built on one conviction: the independent author deserves more than a platform. They deserve to be heard, to be appreciated, and to be paid what their talent is truly worth.

The publishing industry has gatekeepers. We are not one of them. This is a house where the work speaks louder than the platform — where the voice of the writer is never the last thing considered, but the first.

Don Swann II

Island-raised on Oahu, former surfer and banker, entrepreneur and coach — Don Swann II came to writing with a career's worth of experience in what happens when talented people are undervalued. He saw it in finance. He saw it in business. And he saw it in publishing.

The same pen that plots Wall Street conspiracies and FBI dramas also writes picture books about sharks learning kindness and robots learning to surf. Because Don never believed a writer should be limited to one lane — and he never believed a publisher should tell them otherwise.

Pen of Tales was founded as the house he wished existed — independent, genre-spanning, author-first, and built to last.