Day One: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

2:30 p.m. Complimentary Shuttle Pick-up from Portland Amtrak Station in Portland, ME.
3:00 p.m. Complimentary Shuttle Pick-up from Portland Jetport (Airport) in Portland, ME.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Check in
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pitch Party with light refreshments provided and cash bar

Day Two: Thursday, May 14th, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Morning workshop with Tracy, “Querying Agents 101”
11:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Lee Melillo, Dunham Literary, “Publishing Journey: From Getting Agented to Publication”
2:15 – 5:30 p.m. Optional one-on-one meetings with literary agent
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Dave, “How to Find a Home for Your Writing: An Overview of Literary Magazines and Querying Agents”
Dinner on your own

Day Three: Friday, May 15th, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Morning workshop with Katie, “Narrative Structure”
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Optional one-on-one meetings with literary agent
11:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Tracy, “Outsmarting Writer's Block”
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. A discussion on indie publishing with Mountainview MFA alumna - Mojgan Ghazirad
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own
7:15 p.m. Pop-up Peer Critiques

Day Four: Saturday, May 16th, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
10:00 – 11:30 p.m. A legal discussion with Amanda L. Carrington, an Associate at Sulloway & Hollis, on contracts, copyrights, and other legal issues of concern to authors
11:30 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Katie, “Strategies for Revision”
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Dave, “Writing with Emotion and Feeling”
Dinner on your own
7:30 p.m. MFamily Community Readings

Day Five: Sunday, May 17th, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. A final Q&A with Mountainview MFA mentors
9:30 a.m. Complimentary Shuttle to Portland Jetport (Airport) and Portland Amtrak Station in Portland, ME.
11:00 a.m. Check out