Edward Albee has been selected to receive the Evelyn F. Burkey Award from the Writers Guild of America, East.
The prestigious award recognizes contributions that have brought honor and dignity to writers everywhere.
The playwright’s work has frequently been filmed. His more than 30 plays include "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "The Zoo Story," "The Sandbox," "Tiny Alice," "A Delicate Balance," "Three Tall Women" and "The Goat, or, Who Is Sylvia?"
Albee will accept his award at the 62nd annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony on February 20 at New York City ’s Hudson Theater.
Albee is president of the Edward F. Albee Foundation, which he started in 1967 with proceeds from "Virginia Woolf" to serve writers, visual artists and composers from all walks of life.