Tentative Schedule of Events
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 Mountainview MFA Mentor, or focused individual writing time
· 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
· 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Literary Agent on Query Letters and the Querying process
· 2:15 – 5:30 p.m. Optional one-on-one meetings with literary agent, or focused individual writing time
· 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Mountainview MFA Mentor, or focused individual writing time
· 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 Mountainview MFA Mentor, or optional one-on-one meetings with literary agent, or focused individual writing time
· 11:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
· 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Mountainview MFA Mentor
· 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Alumni selected Guest Speaker
· 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. Alumni selected Guest Speaker, or focused individual writing time
· 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Mountainview MFA Mentor
· 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon workshop with Mountainview MFA Mentor
· 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
11:00 a.m. Complimentary Shuttle to Portland Jetport (Airport) and Portland Amtrak Station in Portland, ME.
11:00 a.m. Check out
