Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sapienza Edwin	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/15/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORP [TWMC]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 38 CORPORATE CIRCLE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer /
(Street) ALBANY, NY 12203        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	1250	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(3)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	8000	$1.73	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(3)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	10000	$2.53	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(3)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	10000	$4.87	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(4)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	7500	$3.36	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(5)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	7500	$3.88	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(6)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	7500	$3.81	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)   (1)	(7)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	25000	$1.85	D
Employee Stock Options(Right to Buy)	(8)	(2)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	25000	$0.98	D
Restricted Stock Units   (1)	(9)	(11)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	3750	$0	D
Restricted Stock Units   (1)	(10)	(11)	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	5000	$0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	All of the equity transactions listed above are pursuant to equity plans qualified under Rule 16b-3 and exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.
(2)	All grants expire 10 years from the date of grant.
(3)	All grants are fully vested as of the earliest reporting date.
(4)	6,000 options are vested as of the earliest reporting date. 1,500 stock options vest on 6/3/2019.
(5)	5,625 options are vested as of the earliest reporting date. 1,875 stock options vest on 5/15/2019.
(6)	3,750 options are vested as of the earliest reporting date. 1,875 stock options vest on 5/6/2019 and 1,875 stock options vest on 5/6/2020.
(7)	6,250 options are vested as of the earliest reporting date. 6,250 stock options vest on 5/1/2019, 6,250 stock options vest on 5/1/2020 and 6,250 options vest on 5/1/2021.
(8)	6,250 stock options vest on 6/27/2019, 6,250 stock options vest on 6/27/2020, 6,250 stock options vest on 6/27/2021 and 6,250 options vest on 5/1/2022.
(9)	1,250 RSUs vest on 5/1/2019, 1,250 RSUs vest on 5/1/2020 and 1,250 RSUs vest on 5/1/2021.
(10)	1,250 RSUs vest on 6/27/2019, 1,250 RSUs vest on 6/27/2020, 1,250 RSUs vest on 6/27/2021 and 1,250 RSUs vest on 6/27/2022.
(11)	Restricted Stock Units terminate upon vesting.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sapienza Edwin 38 CORPORATE CIRCLE ALBANY, NY 12203			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
Edwin J. Sapienza		10/19/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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