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Write in Mark Twain's House!

Ghost Story Writing in the Mark Twain House

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 5:30PM

The Mark Twain House & Museum

351 Farmington Ave

Hartford, CT 06105

Friday October 10 from 5:30-7 PM

Friday October 17 from 5:30-7 PM

Experience the thrill of crafting your own ghost story under the guidance of master teaching artist Victoria Nordlund. Welcoming writers of all levels, this workshop will explore atmosphere, characterization, and pacing— tools that will help you write a truly spine chilling tale. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Mark Twain House at dusk, create something haunting, and share your stories if you dare.

Tickets are $45 per person, $40 for museum members. Seating is extremely limited for this event!

BIO: Victoria Nordlund is an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut and was director of creative writing at Rockville High School in Vernon, CT. She has been the master teaching artist at the museum's Nook Farm Writers Collaborative for over a decade. Her creative writing programs have won major state and national awards in every genre. Nordlund was a 2016 semi-finalist for CT Teacher of the year. She also won the 2016 New England Association of Teachers of English Poet-of-the-Year Award. Her poetry collections Wine-Dark Sea and Binge Watching Winter on Mute are published by Main Street Rag. She is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize Nominee whose work has appeared in PANK Magazine, Rust+Moth, Chestnut Review, Pidgeonholes, Maudlin House, and other journals.

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