Given a choice between multiple times and chose one for next day. Given reminder of time and who I was meeting before each interview. Interviewers were friendly, respectful, and clearly aware of company's standing. Met with potential supervisor (agent's assistant) and director of program separately. Interview was remote.
I applied online. I interviewed at Writers House, LLC in Jan 2026
Interview
Book focused, went over assignment/readers review, trying to assess taste and reading interests, 2 rounds plus the manuscript review and very competitive with agents interviewing multiple candidates, timeline often unclear
For the first stage of the interview (about a week after submitting my resume), I received a manuscript to review and write a reader's report on (1 page summary, 2 page analysis). A few days after I submitted my report, I had a Zoom interview with my direct supervisor. That interview had very traditional interview questions, and took about 30 minutes. Two weeks after that, I was invited to a Zoom interview with the internship director. That interview was a little less formal--he wanted to get to know me as a person, so it was mostly chatting about books and the publishing industry in general. I received an official offer via phone the next morning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a popular book you read recently but didn't like?
What is one of your strengths?
What types of books do you like to read?