Elvira Chan

Elvira Chan holds her book, displaying the cover with an illustration of two shadows of people walking against a backdrop of tall buildings on each side of the book. Between them is a watercolor gradient of a blue, cloudy sky. They are each on opposite sides of the book— one on top and one on the bottom. The one on top is upside down. Chan is smiling wearing an orange knit sweater.
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Q&A with Elvira Chan on her independently-published novel

Petra Chase March 16, 2023

Elvira Chan is an SFU graduate student in the area of counselling and human development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in print and digital publishing. The following is The Peak’s conversation with Chan about her self-published debut novel, The State of Us. The Peak: How did your undergraduate education at SFU shape and inform your experience of writing and publishing this novel? Elvira Chan: My background in communication and publishing at SFU helped me gain a clearer understanding about how storytelling can be such a unique blend of lived experience and imagination! Nobody tells a…

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Closet Cases: Stories on when we came to terms with our queer identity

Kitty Cheung and Molly Lorette June 22, 2020

One of my favourite toys during early childhood was the household mop. My family kept the mop and bucket outside on the balcony of our Strathcona apartment. I would flip this mop upside-down and she would transform into my gorgeous…

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Playing with polymer clay

Elvira Chan June 22, 2020

During the first few months of quarantine, I had made a mental list of all the things that I missed doing, such as exploring Stanley Park on a sunny day, seeing my closest friends that lived nearby, and going to…

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