Elvira Chan
Q&A with Elvira Chan on her independently-published novel
March 16, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor 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…
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Closet Cases: Stories on when we came to terms with our queer identity
June 22, 2020By: Kitty Cheung, Molly Lorette, Victor Yin 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…
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Playing with polymer clay
June 22, 2020By: Elvira Chan, SFU Student 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…
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