tamblyn's second cd-rom, "mistaken identities", which set up comparisons between the life stories of ten prominent women, won a number of awards, including finalist award at the 1996 new york exposition of short film and video, an honorable mention in the 1996 "new voices, new visions" contest sponsored by "wired" magazine, and first prize in the 1997 international festival of the image in colombia. in 1997 tamblyn was commissioned by the national endowment for the arts to produce a new cd-rom, "archival quality". this catalogue of her own writing and experience was nearly complete when she died and was finished by friends and colleagues.