We have all heard of the aphorism Mens sana in corpore sano, “A healthy mind in a healthy body”. This phrase appeared in the Decima Satira by the writer Juvenal. Although originally this quote referred to the necessity of having a healthy mind —one capable of facing adversity— in the bodies of the gods, in our society it is used as a slogan that encourages us to achieve well-being. For us, all its senses are valid, whether the philosophical one from the Roman author or the contemporary one linked to sport and leisure. Write a story about the importance of having a healthy mind, about the challenges of mental health in our society, or about the barriers faced by those who suffer from such a condition, and participate in our short story contest #mentesana, sponsored by Iberdrola.
The jury for this edition is made up of the writers Juan Gómez-Jurado, Espido Freire, Paula Izquierdo and Leandro Pérez. Participation is open from 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5 to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 25. On Wednesday, October 28 we will publish in Zenda a selection of the 10 stories that are eligible for the prizes. On Friday, October 30, 2026, the names of the winner of the first prize of €1,000 and the winners of the second prizes of €500 will be announced.
To participate you must fill out the following form with your personal details and the text of the story you are submitting to the contest.
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Rules of the #mentesana contest, organized by Zenda and Iberdrola
The entity Ruritania Editores S.L. (hereinafter “Ruritania”), a duly constituted company with registered office in Alicante (C/ Periodista Tirso Marín, 16, local 2A 03540), with NIF number B87529103 and email [email protected], owner of the website domain https://www.zendalibros.com (hereinafter “Zenda”), in collaboration with Iberdrola, S.A. a commercial company with CIF A-48010615 and registered office at plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 – Bilbao (Bizkaia), have created this free promotion that will be carried out in accordance with these terms and conditions.
1. The objective of this promotion is to promote writing and offer users the possibility of winning a cash prize.
2. The promotion takes place on the internet and participants may be amateur and professional writers, as well as bloggers and social media users, from anywhere in the world.
3. Duration of the promotion: From Monday, October 5, 2026, at 12:00, to Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 23:59. On Wednesday, October 28, we will publish in Zenda a selection of the 10 stories that are eligible for the prizes. On Friday, October 30, 2026, the names of the winner of the first prize of €1,000 and of the winners of the second prizes of €500 will be announced.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
To participate in #mentesana endowed with 2,000 euros —1,000 for the winner and 500 for each of the two finalists— and sponsored by Iberdrola, you must fill out the form with your personal data and the story you have written.
Each contestant may participate with a maximum of two stories, as long as they meet the requirements set out in these terms.
The stories must be original and unpublished, and must not infringe intellectual property rights, data protection or any other rights of third parties.
The texts must have a minimum length of 100 characters. The maximum length is 1,000 words.
PRIZE
1. The first prize is €1,000 in cash. The amount for the two runners-up is €500 in cash for each one (2,000 € in total).
2. The prizes will be subject to the provisions of Law 35/2006, of November 28, regulating the Personal Income Tax (IRPF), and Royal Decree 439/2007, of March 30, which approves the IRPF Regulation, so that it will be up to Zenda, as the taxpayer satisfying the income subject to withholding or deemed income, to make the withholding or to apply the corresponding withholding for tax purposes.
3. Once the winning texts have been chosen, Zenda will contact the winners to inform them that they have been selected and will request a form with the following data: Name, surname, DNI or Passport, email address, postal address and bank account number. In the event that it is not possible to contact any of the two (winner or finalist) within five (5) days, the jury may choose a new text for both cases, and in the event that it cannot contact the runner-up within five (5) days, that prize will be declared void.
4. The prize is personal and non-transferable. The prize must be collected by the winner, or by the person they designate, identified with their DNI, Passport, or a document deemed equivalent by Zenda.
REMAINDER OF CONDITIONS
1. Zenda reserves the right to exclude from the promotion any participant who, in its opinion, has participated improperly or those who cheat, alter or render the proper functioning and normative course of the promotion ineffective, including those for whom irregular activity is evidenced or suspected.
The participant will be fully and exclusively responsible for the content, messages and/or comments they incorporate or communicate. In this sense, the participant will be responsible for any claim related, directly or indirectly, to the violation of rights of image, data protection, honor, privacy and any other right of a third party that may have been violated in connection with the text submitted to the promotion, keeping Zenda and Iberdrola harmless from any liability arising from such violation.
In case of incorrect participation, and if detected after the prize has been awarded, Zenda and Iberdrola reserve the right to take the appropriate legal actions against its author or responsible, including, among other things, actions aimed at recovering the prize.
Zenda reserves the right to discard all texts that by their nature are considered offensive, injurious, in bad taste or that infringe the law.
2. Persons over 18 years of age from anywhere in the world may participate.
3. From the moment these terms are accepted, Zenda reserves the right to use the winner’s name and image, worldwide and without limit, by Zenda for promotional or informational purposes related to this promotion, with no financial compensation to participants other than the prize awarded as a result of this promotion.
4. All participants acknowledge and guarantee that they authorize the use of their image and name by Zenda exclusively within the framework of this promotion and for informational purposes.
5. Zenda reserves the right to modify the conditions of this promotion at any time, including its possible cancellation before the predetermined deadline, provided there is a just cause, and commits to informing about the new terms or the cancellation.
6. Zenda is not responsible for possible failures in participation due to malfunctions of the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram (since these are independent platforms) or for any other cause, such as interruptions, slowdowns, unregistered entries, or errors in receiving information, nor for the damages and inconveniences that may be caused to the user.
7. Participation in the promotion implies the acceptance of these terms and of Zenda‘s interpretive criteria regarding the resolution of any issue arising from this promotion.
8. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram do not sponsor, endorse or administer this promotion, nor are they associated with it in any way. Participants understand that they are providing their information to Zenda, and that it will be used only to manage their participation in this promotion and, if applicable, to communicate the prize if they win, with Instagram being exempt from any responsibility toward the contestants and participants.
9. Protection of personal data: The data protection officer, Ruritania Editores S.L., in accordance with art. 13 of the New European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), commits to handling personal data in a manner that respects the rights of data subjects and in accordance with the data protection regulations that are in force at any given time.
Basic information:
9.1. Purpose: Participation in the contest managed on the website https://www.zendalibros.com.
9.2. Legal basis: The data subject’s consent and acceptance of the contest rules
9.4 Rights: You have the right to access, rectify and erase data, as well as other rights, as explained in the additional information.
9.4.1. Additional information: You can consult the additional and detailed information on Data Protection in the privacy and contests section of our website or request it by email at [email protected].
These terms are available for consultation at the domain https://www.zendalibros.com and at https://www.iberdrola.com/sala-comunicacion/redes-sociales/bases-concursos. Any aspect not covered by these terms, or any doubt about its interpretation, will be resolved at the discretion of the event organizers.
10. By participating in this promotion, the user accepts these terms. The general conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with Spanish law.