 In the years 1926-1927 "Penza" was published in "Legionářské besedy", with the help of editor-in-chief Josef Masařík, for which Weiss received the Award of the Czech Academy.Around the same time, he became a member of the Artistic Forum (where he met Karel Zezima, a later reviewer of his work), the Circle of Czech Writers (where his membership was proposed by Rudolf Medek) and the Radio žurnálu (Radio Journal), thanks to the recommendation of Ladislav Plechatý.In Prague he visited many cafés, including Café Slavia and Union A, where he regularly met Josef Masařík, Rudolf Medek, and J.O.Novotný, the editor of "Legionářské besedy" and the literary magazine "Cesta".