Regular paper
Full research papers submitted directly or via ARR commitments for presentation at the main conference.
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INLG 2026
19th International Conference on Natural Language Generation [ARR Commitment]
INLG 2026 is the 19th International Conference on Natural Language Generation, taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from October 17–21, 2026. It brings together researchers to present and discuss advances in natural language generation, including system demonstrations, shared tasks, and workshops focused on emerging architectures, evaluation methods, and real-world applications.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
August 5, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
August 5, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
System demo paper
Papers describing working systems or demos, submitted by the same deadline as regular papers.
ARR commitment
Papers previously submitted to ARR (ACL Rolling Review) that are committed to INLG 2026 without re-submission.
Non-archival submission
Papers submitted after the regular deadline (August 22, 2026) that will not be included in the proceedings.
Research areas in scope
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Workshops and Tutorials
Long-Form Analogy Evaluation ChallengeAlternative Architectures and Generative Paradigms for NLGYNLG 2026 - The 2nd Workshop for Young Researchers in Natural Language GenerationWorkshop for Industrial NLP: NLP Research Towards Safety, Reliability, and Real-World ImpactThe 4th Workshop of AI Werewolf and Dialog System 2026 (AIWolfDial2026)Beyond Leaderboards: Evaluation Practices for Open-Ended and Perspectival NLG
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions can be made via direct submission or ARR commitment.
- All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
- Non-archival submissions are permitted after the regular deadline.
- Accepted papers from non-archival submissions will not appear in the proceedings.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026